Monthly Computer Cube Competition 2: July 2009

[qqwref]

Registration is pretty quick as Robert said, and yes, it allows you to change the color scheme and the controls. You can even put in controls which aren't already there, like Uw or Dw moves. In my opinion, it's worth it just to help store your best times - it keeps a replay of your best time, so you can show others if you get something really good

 

[dbax0999]

2x2: 3.11, 6.37, 7.37, 7.33, 2.48, 6.22, 5.43, 8.98, 5.41, 5.51, 5.94, 5.94 => 5.863

I'll probably do more later... but i don't feel like it right now. Good thing I've got a month

 

[tsaoenator]

Andy Tsao
3x3x3: 10.63, 11.65, 11.64, 11.77, (10.09), 10.78, 10.90, 11.65, (11.90), 11.34, 11.56, 10.66 = 11.258
4x4x4: (41.21), 46.39, (46.49), 44.96, 44.19 = 45.180 crap

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Heli Cube: I've gotten much more efficient since last month
0:50 58) :047 046) :52
Average: 49.67

 

[JLarsen]

Jesus christ @ QQ's times.

 

[qqwref]

I did a few more events, just 3BLD left Also updated the first post.

Dino Cube: (9) 12 (13) 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 => 10.2
I should probably be sub-10 on this...
Gigaminx: 10:41 9:27 9:36 => 9:54.7
holy *** sub-10 mean :O Also 9:27 is UWR.
Helicopter Cube: 45 (40) 42 (DNF) 41 => 42.7
Messed up the last alg on the DNF and I didn't bother to undo because I knew it'd be over 45 anyway.
Megaminx: 1:29 (1:21) 1:34 (1:51) 1:29 => 1:30.7
Unbelievably awful, had a huge amount of lag especially on the 1:51. If you can't beat this you're a noob.
Skewb: 13 20 24 (34) 12 16 18 23 16 24 14 (10) => 18.0
Wildly inconsistent. Still only know one algorithm ;-)
Square-1: 31.38 (37.12) 32.28 (19.50) 35.87 => 33.177
The 19 was a really easy scramble/solve. I don't know how to recognize things quickly on this.
Super-X: (2:32) 2:24 (1:32) 2:14 2:03 = 2:13.7
Honestly, I hate this puzzle.

 

[esquimalt1]

2x2x2 Average of 12: (0.70), 2.88, (13.36), 3.95, 8.63, 1.08, 4.22, 4.57, 3.50, 4.60, 5.85, 3.80 = 4.31

Done on Jeremy's sim. 0.70 was like 3-4 moves can't remember. This was a RA of 150 xDD

3x3x3: 13.17, 14.76, 15.91, (10.62), 11.65, 13.97, (16.54), 12.41, 15.98, 12.30, 11.55, 14.38 = 13.61

4x4x4: (59.19), (1:05.26), 1:02.22, 1:04.79, 1:01.70 = 1:02.93

5x5x5: 1:39.53, 1:45.21, 1:35.80, (2:07.97), (1:21.69) = 1:40.18

1:21 is a new pb!

 

[qqwref]

2x2x2 Average of 12: (0.70), 2.88, (13.36), 3.95, 8.63, 1.08, 4.22, 4.57, 3.50, 4.60, 5.85, 3.80 = 4.31

Done on Jeremy's sim. 0.70 was like 3-4 moves can't remember. This was a RA of 150 xDD

Just to make sure, before the first solve you decided you were going to start doing counting solves, and then those 12 are the next 12 solves you did, right? Because you're not allowed to take a large session and then submit the best average in it, so if you did that I'd have to disqualify your time.

 

[esquimalt1]

Like out of the 150 solves those were the best 12 solves out of all 150. So you can say that I decided to start counting after the 0.70 solve.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

If you decided to start counting after the 0.70 solve, you can't include the 0.70 in your average.

 

[esquimalt1]

Okay, then I decided to count the 0.70 then the 11 solves after that.

 

[Escher]

Okay, then I decided to count the 0.70 then the 11 solves after that.

Competitor A sits down at his PC, does a massive average, then decides that the next 12 solves will be for the competition, and he will definitely enter them.
Competitor B sits down at his PC, does a massive average, get's an awesome solve and says 'okay, the next 11 solves I do will be the average I'll enter'.

You can see why it's unfair, because competitor A might get no awesome solves, but B is 'guaranteed' at least one. So you should re-enter this months competition with completely new solves, or just DNF your average.

 

[esquimalt1]

Okay, I see what you're saying. I'll just practice for like 5 minutes then at one point i'll decide to start counting and whatever I get can be my submitted average.

 

[esquimalt1]

4.88, (2.78), (7.79), 3.46, 5.79, 4.93, 4.77, 4.17, 4.92, 5.29, 3.90, 3.70 = 4.58

If you don't believe I can achieve that I can prove it if you would like me to.

 

[Mike Hughey]

4.88, (2.78), (7.79), 3.46, 5.79, 4.93, 4.77, 4.17, 4.92, 5.29, 3.90, 3.70 = 4.58

If you don't believe I can achieve that I can prove it if you would like me to.

I don't think it was a matter of anyone not believing you. It's just a matter of making sure you're going by the same rules as everyone else, to be fair. I would think this set of solves should be good.

 

[Jude]

Square 1: 47.05, 1:44.86, 1:16.02, 1:20.33, 2:09.17 = 1:25.63

2x2x2: 4.09, 3.26, 7.98, 5.62, 7.59 = 5.76

3x3x3: 18.77, 17.42, 38.95, 28.31, 21.05 = 22.71

 

[qqwref]

4.88, (2.78), (7.79), 3.46, 5.79, 4.93, 4.77, 4.17, 4.92, 5.29, 3.90, 3.70 = 4.58

If you don't believe I can achieve that I can prove it if you would like me to.

I don't think it was a matter of anyone not believing you. It's just a matter of making sure you're going by the same rules as everyone else, to be fair. I would think this set of solves should be good.

This. If submitting your best average from a session was legal, my 2x2 average wouldn't have had a counting 11. (Are the rules clear enough? Should I rewrite a few of them again?)

2x2x2: 4.09, 3.26, 7.98, 5.62, 7.59 = 5.76

3x3x3: 18.77, 17.42, 38.95, 28.31, 21.05 = 22.71

You know that 2x2 and 3x3 are average of 12, right?

 

[esquimalt1]

Yes, I understand now. You're saying that you can practice however much you want. But when you decide to start counting solves is when you may begin your average of 12. Not doing a bunch of solves then getting a good time, then counting the 11 solves after as your average.

My 3x3x3-5x5x5 solves were the first solves I even did so those are fine.

 

[esquimalt1]

7x7x7: 4:24.91, 4:35.85, 4:24.01, (4:23.50), (6:11.26) = 4:28.26

Messed up parity on last 2 edges on the last solve. Then I messed up again when I got back to it and it was just horrible. lol

 

[Mike Hughey]

I finished them all again!

Not much time to spare, though - the month is almost over. Next month will be tougher because we're taking a very long road trip to Nationals. But I'll at least try to get some of them done.